Lightning kills three in Stephens County meeting
A lightning strike at a Pleasant Hill community meeting in southern Stephens County killed three and wounded ten or more. Victims included Earl Ledbetter and the Broyles children, with numerous adults and youths injured as the bolt tore through the school house and a windowed wall.
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Pleasant Hill
Stephens County
Earl Ledbetter
Harvey Lee Broyles
Millard Broyles
Maggie McIntyre
Gwendolyn Broyles
MccIntyre
Buddie McIntyre
W. A. McIntyre
Leona McMimms
Lee McMimms
Clyde Perry
Annie Dye
John Dye
John Blackburn
Eliasville Baptist Meeting Opens Next Week
Rev. McKinley Norman of the First Baptist Church will start a revival at Eliasville’s Baptist Church next Monday June 22. Music will be led by Rev. Joe Wilson. The gathering takes place under a new tabernacle in a pecan grove across the river, with large crowds anticipated from nearby areas.
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McKinley Norman
First Baptist Church
Eliasville
Joe Wilson
Eliasville Church
New Tabernacle
DeMolay and Junior Bands Gift Weekend Concerts
The DeMolay Band performs Friday night in the courtyard park and the Junior Band plays Sunday afternoon at Shawnee Park. County residents are invited to attend as both groups, formed within the past year, show rapid progress and growing talent.
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Courtyard Park
Shawnee Park
Graham
Open Chamber Meeting in Courtyard Park Tuesday Evening
The Chamber of Commerce invites the public to an open meeting in the courtyard park Tuesday evening. Bring a guest and join discussions on local business issues and community outreach.
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Chamber of Commerce
Courtyard Park
Graham Visitor Arrives From Eliasville
Mr. Larry Pratt of Eliasville is visiting Graham today.
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Larry Pratt
Eliasville
Graham
Mexican Creek Murder Mystery Near Graham
Mr Eddie Lisle found a Mexican man's body in Salt Creek west of Graham last Friday afternoon. Investigations trace two Mexicans from Jacksboro to collect a debt, with a fatal quarrel likely after a late night gambling dispute. One local Mexican remains missing while two suspects are jailed and the grand jury investigates.
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Eddie Lisle
Salt Creek
Graham
Jacksboro
Baby Pictures Adorns Snoddy Show Window
Snoddy's show window features a fine display of baby pictures drawing much attention this week. Miller's Studio advertised a photo contest with an 11x14 tinted print prize for winners in three classes. Judges are disinterested and winners come from displayed subjects.
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Snoddy
Miller’s
Graham
Miller
Misses Divine Entertain With Bridge Party
Miss Opal Divine and Miss Leta Divine hosted a bridge party on Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Maurine McWane of Lynchburg Virginia, a guest of Miss Dorothy Vaughan, and Miss Nell Dyer of Davenport Iowa visiting her brothers W H Dyer and J G Dyer. Ina Mae Price won high score and Sadie Eddleman was low. Sherbert and angel food cake were served to a group of young ladies including Elizabeth Wood Dorothy Vaughan Ruby Edens Dale Dowdle Martha Morris Lillian Widmayer Sadie Eddleman Mary Edleman Lillie Mae Calvin Loraine Barrett Hazel Ellis Mildred Tidwell Ina Mae Price Louise Harrison Maude Norris Paducah Texas Mesdames Helen Widmayer Ellis and Faye Kennedy Miller.
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Opal
Leta Divine
Maurine McWane
Lynchburg
Virginia
Dorothy Vaughan
Nell Dyer
Davenport
Iowa
Messrs
W. H
J. G. Dyer
Ina Mae Price
Sadie Eddleman
Low
Sherbert
Angel
Elizabeth Wood
Ruby Lee Edens
Dale Dowdle
Martha Morris
Lillian Widmayer
Mary Eddleman
Lillie Mae Calvin
Loraine Barrett
Hazel Ellis
Mildred Tidwell
Louise Harrison
Maude Norris
Paducah
Texas
Helen Widmayer Ellis
Faye Kennedy Miller
Two Boys Return From Low Cost Canadian Hike
Eugene Coleman and Lee McGuire completed a long highway hike from Graham to Canada and back. They traveled through Kentucky visiting caves and relied on autoists for lifts, announcing a fine and inexpensive trip. Lee is expected home soon.
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Eugene Coleman
Canada
Lee McGuire
Graham
Lee
Kentucky
Gallaher and Gay Attend Texas Gun Meet in Fort Worth
J J Gallaher and Chas Gay attended the state gun meet in Fort Worth early this week. Gallaher posted notable scores with 98 of 100 on Monday and 142 of 150 on Tuesday at Panther City.
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Messrs
J. J. Gallaher
Chas. Gay
Fort Worth
Mr. Gallaher
Panther City
Governor Grants 26 Pardons in One Day Chiefly to Negroes
Early Wednesday Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issued thirteen pardons to African Americans and at noon granted eleven full pardons to white individuals. The actions include two conditional pardons, one restoration of citizenship, and one parole, totaling twenty six pardons for the day.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Mr J F Pursley Submits Renewal to The Leader
A note shows Mrs J F Pursley sent in her renewal to The Leader this week. The item confirms a procedural update affecting local readership and ongoing correspondence.
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J. F. Pursley
Leader
Poultry Association to Form in Young County City Hall
Young County Poultry Association plans permanent officers at a 2 PM Saturday meeting in City Hall. Temporary officers will be replaced, and members are urged to invite others and attend to boost county poultry efforts and the annual show ahead of the Young County Fair.
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Young County Poultry Association
Young County
Street & Company Announces Big Clearance Sale
Street and Company closes for a prep day as it launches a major clearance starting Friday June 19 and ending Saturday June 27. The store, among Graham’s oldest, emphasizes sensational bargains and extra specials on Friday Saturday and Monday.
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Street and Company
Graham
Street
Bereans Elect Officers at First Baptist Sunday School
The Berean Class of First Baptist Church elected permanent officers led by President Lloyd Peterson and officers Buell Orr Jim Bowron Lester Corley Howard Farmer and J W McLendon as reporter Rev McKinley Norman begins teaching the class which met 12 present last Sunday in the Guaranty Bank building at 9 44 am Young men over 17 unmarried are invited to attend with the motto 21 or Bust.
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First Baptist Sunday School
Lloyd Peterson
Buell Orr
Jim Bowron
Lester Corley
Howard Farmer
J. W. McLendon
McKinley Norman
Guaranty Bank
Special Women’s Service at Baptist Church
A Sunday evening service for women at the Baptist Church featured a reading by Miss Avis Calvin, vocal by Mrs. R. V. Tidwell, violin by Miss Velma D. Adams, and vocal by Alwana Wood. The pastor delivered a sermon on the influence of women.
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the Baptist Church
Avis Calvin
R. V. Tidwell
Velma D. Adams
Alwana Wood
Mr S R Jeffery Visits City from Ingleside Ranch
Mr S R Jeffery arrives in the city today visiting from Ingleside Ranch bringing a note of ranch life and local business connections.
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S. R. Jeffery
City
Ingleside Ranch
Mrs. Fred T. Arnold Visits Dallas This Week
Mrs. Fred T. Arnold spends the week in Dallas for engagements and social duties. She plans appearances at local events and meetings with civic leaders.
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Fred T. Arnold
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce Plans Open Meeting for Graham
Graham Chamber of Commerce schedules an open meeting Tuesday at 8:30 PM to discuss reorganization and an intensive campaign for Graham and Young County. President L. D. Lovett and Secretary T. T. George outline plans. light refreshments will be served. no long speeches.
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Chamber Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Courtyard Park
Graham
Peppy
Graham and
Young County
L. D. Lovett
Graham Chamber of Commerce
T. T. George
George
Kaufman
Graham and Young
Weather Keeps Graham County Dry and Oppressive
The region remains hot and dry with little rain since May. Henry Chapel reported rain last Friday night. Graham had no rain since May 7 and 8 though other parts saw light showers. Farmers fear low corn yields if moisture does not return. roasting ears appear but stand remains dry. Cotton prospects are unstable. some stands fare better. Earlier rains on April 24 25 and May 5 6 filled tanks and supported oil fields, and grass grew quickly before needing more moisture.
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Graham
Henry Chapel
Robinsons Welcome Family From Mexico City
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Robinson host their daughter Mrs. Bobie Carter and three grandchildren from Mexico City. The oldest child is seven, all speak Spanish fluently, and Mrs. Carter will visit her four Archer City brothers while in town.
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J. M. Robinson
Bobie Carter
Mexico City
Carter
Longtime Tennessee neighbors visit Lindsey Lindsey kin
Mr Elam Lindsey of Maybank and his brother Bob Lindsey of Chickasha Oklahoma spent a weekend with Wiley and Ina Bryan. The visit marked a 38 year separation from old Tennessee neighbors. They toured Mr Alex McLaren and family and spent Sunday with Hart Webster and family from Pickwick. The Lindseys later visited Mr Webster and family again.
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Elam Lindsey
Maybank
Bob Lindsey
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Wiley Bryan
Miss Ina Bryan
Bryans
Tennessee
Miss Ina
Alex McLaren
Hart Webster
Pickwick
Lindseys
Messrs
Lindsey
Mr. Webster
Paducah Visitors Of Paducah Misses Dowdle Friends
Miss Maude Norris of Paducah Texas visits Miss Dale Dowdle and other friends during a social gathering.
Jim Robinson Denied Rehearing in Fatal Father Killing
The Court of Criminal Appeals denied Jim Robertson of Young County a motion for rehearing in a case arising from a fatal October 23, 1923, dispute over an estate. He was convicted of killing his father, received a twenty five year sentence on January 15, 1924, and has been jailed since the crime.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Jim Robertson
Young County
Robinson
Elder Miller Dies After Auto Collision Near Church
Mrs. J Q Adams reports her father Mr J L C Miller aged eighty three was struck by a car while returning home from church Sunday night. He died Tuesday night after being in critical condition. Survived by his wife and eleven children. Funeral held in Godley with burial in Cleburne cemetery.
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Cleburne
Miller
R. H. Collins
R. J. Merrill
Fort Worth
J. Q. Adams
Graham
W. E
J. W
H. F. Miller
W. C
J. B
Handley
W. M
Arlington
R. L
Abilene
Henry
Godley
Second Term Summer School Opens June 29 At Graham High
Principal Stanley H. Peavy confirms the current summer session is the most successful yet with about sixty enrolled in the first term. A second six week session begins Monday June 29 to accommodate additional students and offer high school and grade subjects as low as the fourth.
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Stanley H. Peavy
Graham High School
Peavy
Rabies Outbreak in Childress Dog Bites Eight Children
Excitement grips Childress as a young dog that died lately tests positive for rabies. The pup bit eight children before confinement and all are receiving Pasteur treatment. City authorities have culled unvaccinated dogs, shooting forty three.
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Mad Dog
Childress
Young County Poultry Association Meeting Notice
The Young County Poultry Association meets in City Hall Saturday at two o'clock in the afternoon.
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The
Young County Poultry Association
Oil Boom Expands as Wells Drill Deeper in Thedford Area
Production climbs from about three hundred to four hundred barrels daily after Thedford No. 1 is deepened six feet. Pipelines began delivering output last Friday, with new derricks rising countywide. Plans announce Humble and Magnolia tests near Graham Masters area and more drilling in Throckmorton County.
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Moore Et al Thedford No. 1
Phillips Petroleum Company
Thedford
Rogers
Humble Company
J. H. Robbins
Craig Point
Graham
J. H. Hill Survey
Bo Minnich
David Dawson
Graham Stewart
Farmer
Young County
Jean
Throckmorton
Alice S. Harris
Ray
Missionary Ridge Meeting Opens Near Graham Next Sunday
County Baptist missionary Ren Agee announces a new meeting at Missionary Ridge just east of Graham. He notes his weeklong Spring Creek visit and urges residents to attend evening services to help with singing.
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Missionary Ridge
E. M. Agee
Graham
Spring Creek
Brother Agee
Ren
Traffic Patrol Tightens Up After Street Repairs
Police report a busy week enforcing traffic regulations as streets reopen after repairs. Officials urge strict compliance to prevent accidents and restore order.
Graham Visit For Hazelton Family In Loving
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hazelton and two young sons from Loving visited Graham on Saturday. Hazelton is a rural carrier at Loving and farms, evidenced by roasting ears for sale. The corn crop was unusually fine for the dry season. Hazelton formerly lived east of Graham and attended Graham High School for a period.
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Oliver Hazelton
Loving
Graham
Mr. Hazelton
Graham High School
Mrs Frank Meece and Daughter Visit Houston Relations
Mrs. Frank Meece and her daughter Miss Julia of Houston are visiting relatives and friends drawing attention to their family ties and local social connections.
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Frank Meece
Miss Julia
Houston
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Creek
Adam Snoddy
Misses Divine
Poultry
City Hall
Street & Company
Bereans
Miss Maude Norris
Paducah, Texas
Miss Dale Dowdle
Jim Robinson
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